Azam Young Souls gears up for exciting future programmes and activities
KUCHING: The youth volunteer group, Azam Young Souls (AYS), under Angkatan Zaman Mansang (Azam) Sarawak, is gearing up for an exciting array of future programmes and activities following the recent election of their committee for the term 2023-2024. According to press release by Azam Sarawak, Asyraf Hardy, the former chairman of AYS in 2017, expressed […]
Sarawak requires more hotels, centres due to high demand for business events
KUCHING: Business event planners have been urged to continue designing programmes that enable meaningful encounters and create an environment of participation for their delegates. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said industry suppliers must also continue designing initiatives that support a planner’s sustainability and legacy goals. “My ministry will […]
SABERKAS to hold 727 events during golden jubilee bash
PAKAN: Sarawak United National Youth Organisation (SABERKAS) in collaboration with Pertubuhan Pemulihan Dalam Komuniti Pakan (PDK Pakan) recently organised the SABERKAS Prihatin Khas donation handover ceremony in conjunction with SABERKAS 2023 Golden Jubilee Celebration here. Chairman of SABERKAS social and welfare committee cum vice president of SABERKAS, Abang Abdul Aziz Abang Abdul Rauf stated that […]
Establish a department to look into poverty eradication
KUCHING: A new department should be established to monitor and oversee poverty eradication programmes. Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau said creating a team of coordinators can ensure effective implementation of poverty eradication programmes. He was commenting on the proposal by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to appoint a coordinator for monitoring poverty-alleviation programmes […]
Civil service to continue to run smoothly
PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants must perform their responsibilities, and work to ensure that all government management and administration runs smoothly as usual, said Public Service Department (PSD) director-general Tan Sri Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman. He said the changes in the current political landscape should not affect the civil service delivery system. He added that the […]
MCO, emergency will not derail Medac programmes
PUTRAJAYA: Plans and programmes to assist entrepreneurs in these trying times will not be derailed amid the imposition of the movement control order (MCO) and nationwide state of emergency. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar gave such assurance today, in a statement. He cited the execution of the second […]
Abang Johari cancels all programmes for the week
BY CLEMENT ERIK WONG KUCHING: Amidst Covid-19 fourth wave in the state, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is also playing his part to prevent the spread of the virus. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman cum Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said on the advice of the committee, the […]
Perkeso booth at MBKS for hawker registration
BY ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: The Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) is opening its counter at the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Innovation Week for hawkers to register for its latest schemes and programmes. MBKS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng thanked Perkeso director Philip Sangkan for the booth. “I believe this is one of the ways to […]
Organise more programmes to empower youths
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: Sarawak National Youth Organisation (Saberkas) has been asked to organise more programmes to empower youths based on their interests. Its vice-president Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi noted that youth interests were always changing in tandem with current trends. “Hence, we must adapt the programmes to these changes so that our […]
State-level Youth Day do on Nov 7
KUCHING: About 1,000 youths from all over Sarawak are expected to take part in the state-level Youth Day celebration at the Asajaya Sport Complex in Kota Samarahan on Nov 7. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the celebration would be held following the new norm. “We are very concerned about […]
